All things : New iPad and iPad Pro released

[blue Pronounsshe/her]

On 3/24/2021 at 1:57 AM, BenG said:

The first version of Mac OS X (later renamed OS X, now macOS), "Cheetah" was launched 20 years ago today.

My family had the last Mac able to boot into classic Mac OS (the Power Mac G4 based on design) and it still ran classic Mac OS in 2008 when we finally sent it out to pasture (...somewhere in the attic). 

[BenG]

5 hours ago, NotDoctor said:

Did the most recent iOS security update do weird things to anyone else?  It set my weather settings to Celsius and totally broke the automatically created folders in the app library.  Now every app I've downloaded is in an "Other" folder and everything else is mismatched and useless.  I'm very confused 

Works fine for me.

Siri knows the superior temperature unit wbk

[BenG]

Apple has announced that the WWDC this year will be held from June 7 to 11. It will again be all-online, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Newsroom: https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2021/03/apples-worldwide-developers-conference-is-back-in-its-all-online-format/

WWDC link: https://developer.apple.com/wwdc21/

Edited March 30, 2021 by BenG

[BenG]

Nnnn the hommage

[NotDoctor PronounsHe/they]

1 hour ago, BenG said:

Apple has announced that the WWDC this year will be held from June 7 to 11. It will again be all-online, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Newsroom: https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2021/03/apples-worldwide-developers-conference-is-back-in-its-all-online-format/

WWDC link: https://developer.apple.com/wwdc21/

What sort of stuff comes from WWDC? Is it mostly software or is hardware ever in the mix?

[BenG]

24 minutes ago, NotDoctor said:

What sort of stuff comes from WWDC? Is it mostly software or is hardware ever in the mix?

Usually the different OSes. Occasionally some hardware.

Edited March 30, 2021 by BenG

[BenG]

Apple turns 45 today. It was founded on 1 April 1976.

[BenG]

Amazon has the iPhone 12 mini at £609

I'm tempted

[admin Pronounshe/him]

On 3/30/2021 at 10:21 AM, NotDoctor said:

What sort of stuff comes from WWDC? Is it mostly software or is hardware ever in the mix?

Yeah, they outline this years OS releases like Miss BenG said. They also will sometimes preview larger, developer-focused updates. In the past things like the Mac Pros have been previewed, the new programming language Swift and some other tidbits. This year will likely remain OS-focused, but there is a change we'll get some Apple silicon news or MAYBE a hint towards their AR/VR future, but that'll probably be a 2022 announcement in the summer.

Lately, they've been pushing larger, more structural changes to iPad software in a two year cadence and this year we are due for another one. Since the coming soon iPad Pros are rumored to be about as powerful as the insane silicon MacBook Air and Pro - I think we're going to see even more Mac-like capabilities and for Apple to finally bring their pro tools to iPad. What I really want is Xcode and development support on iPad so I can really ditch laptops and go all iPad in the future (plus Apple desktops of course).

[BenG]

 

Not just the laptop. Beats headphones too.

[BenG]

Apple has announced that it is opening up the Find My network to third-party accessories. Lost Mode is also extended to third-party accessories. An accessory put in Lock Mode cannot be paired to another device. Third parties will also have access to the U1 chips that can be found in the newer iPhones.

https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2021/04/apples-find-my-network-now-offers-new-third-party-finding-experiences/

Edited April 7, 2021 by BenG

[nynj nights Pronounsshe/her]

@BenG (or anyone else) thoughts on Apple’s covid exposure notification? It just popped up on my phone and I don’t know what to think about it or if I should enable alerts. Is it useful? 

Edited April 7, 2021 by NYNJ Nights

[BenG]

3 minutes ago, NYNJ Nights said:

@BenG (or anyone else) thoughts on Apple’s covid exposure notification? It just popped up on my phone and I don’t know what to think about it or if I should enable alerts. Is it useful? 

It’s from your local health authority’s app, right?

[nynj nights Pronounsshe/her]

3 minutes ago, BenG said:

It’s from your local health authority’s app, right?

Yeah looks like somehow it connects to that data and if anyone was identified as positive then Apple will let you know without revealing identities 

[NotDoctor PronounsHe/they]

2 hours ago, NYNJ Nights said:

@BenG (or anyone else) thoughts on Apple’s covid exposure notification? It just popped up on my phone and I don’t know what to think about it or if I should enable alerts. Is it useful? 

It always scares me when it pops up to tell me it exists 😂

I've never had any possibly contact alerts though 

[BenG]

Siri "accidentally" leaked the date of the next Apple Event. The same happened in 2016 when Siri leaked the date of the WWDC.

20 April 2021. See you there.

[BenG]

                 Spring Loaded.

Watch on April 20 at 10:00 a.m. PDT.

 

Edited April 13, 2021 by BenG

[NotDoctor PronounsHe/they]

20 minutes ago, BenG said:

                 Spring Loaded.

Watch on April 20 at 10:00 a.m. PDT.

 

Apple Slinky confirmed 

[BenG]

Just over 4 hours to go till the first Apple Event of 2021.

                 

iMac? iPad? AirTag? Apple Podcast+? Stay tuned.

[BenG]

Watch on apple.com,  YouTube or the TV app on any Apple devices.